Selling a house is a major life event. Generate a sizable profit on the sale of your house and you could use the money as a down payment for a new house. You could also use the profits to launch a business, travel or enjoy another life experience that you’ve been putting off due to finances. But, first you have to get the word out, announcing that your house is for sale.

Great places to announce that your house is for sale

Incorporate the internet into your house sale announcements. Also, take advantage of offline announcement opportunities. Below are great ideas and places to spread the word that your house is on the market.

Put a “House for Sale” sign in your front yard. Go for big, bold fonts and colors like red and white or purple and yellow.

List your home online. Zillow, Truila and Home Finder are examples of online listing sites. Check out the types of houses listed at the sites before you add your property. By reading through existing home listings, especially for houses that are similar to yours, you can get ideas on how to write a listing that grabs potential buyers’ attention.

Schedule open houses. Create a monthly schedule of when you’ll hold an open house. Space open houses out to give yourself enough time to clean and prep your home. Be open to partnering with a professional stager.

Hold a yard sale. Yes, a yard sale. It’s a great way to get rid of items you’re not going to take to your new house. Let everyone who stops by the yard sale know that your house is for sale.

Take out an ad in your local newspaper. Local magazines are another great place to announce that your house is for sale. Not only will you be telling people that your house is on the market, you’ll be taping into the very people who may be most interested in buying your home.

Create a website that highlights your house. As a safety tip, clear furniture out of a room, then take pictures and post them on the internet. Highlight the layout, spaciousness sand functionality of your home. Also, provide details on the front and back yard space. This is a time when great landscaping can really pay off. Pictures of your beautiful yards can easily attract house buyers who appreciate the outdoors.

Market your website at social media sites like Facebook, Pinterest and Google Plus. Target your marketing to people who live in the area where your home is located. Another demographic to target is military members.

Let your family, friends and colleagues know that you’re house is for sale. If you attend a worship center, tell people who attend the worship center that your house is on the market.

You’ve taken great care of your house. It’s the place where you may have started a family.The steps that you’re taking to begin the house sale process will allow someone else, perhaps an entire family, to become first time homeowners or to move into their dream home. By taking advantage of online and offline house sale announcement options, you could alert larger numbers of house shoppers about your real estate offering.